ventripotent

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /vɛnˈtɹɪpətənt/

Adjective

ventripotent

1. Having a big belly.
   • 1694, Thomas Urquhart, translating François Rabelais, Pantagruel, Book LIX, (chapter title):

     Of the ridiculous statue Manduce; and how, and what the Gastrolaters sacrifice to their ventripotent transterm ventripotent god.

   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 714:

     The reception committee consisted of Constance and a ventripotent Swiss banker, representing the Red Cross [...].

2. Gluttonous.

Translations

• Russian: пузатый

Translations

• Russian: прожо́рливый

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